Parosmia

Any disorder of the sense of smell.


A perverted sense of smell; everything may smell unpleasant to the affected individual. The most common cause is some septic condition of the nasal passage, but the condition may occasionally be due to a lesion in the brain involving the centre responsible for the sense of smell.


Any disorder or perversion of the sense of smell; a false sense of odors or perception of those that do not exist. Agreeable odors are considered offensive, and disagreeable ones pleasant. Intravenous fluid therapy, especially postoperatively, may create temporary parageusia and parosmia.


Distortion of the sense of smell or a hallucination related to smell.


 


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